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[gaim-migrate @ 17644] SF Patch #1586467 from Benjamin Moody - floppusmaximus "Currently if a plugin creates a multi-line, non-HTML string preference, i.e. a GaimPluginPref with type GAIM_PLUGIN_PREF_STRING_FORMAT and format-type GAIM_STRING_FORMAT_TYPE_MULTILINE, the resulting widget is extremely narrow and impossible to use. This is because the widget is packed into an hbox without allowing expansion (expand = fill = FALSE.) If HTML is enabled, the presence of the format bar forces the widget to be wide enough to be usable. Disabling HTML causes the format bar to be removed, so the widget is set to the minimum allowed size." committer: Tailor Script <[e-mail]>

This file describes how to compile and run gaim with dbus support.
Hopefully, most of the steps from point 3 will soon be automated.


1. Make sure you have the latest version (0.34) of the dbus library
   installed, including glib bindings.  

   http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/dbus


2. Compile gaim

   ./configure --enable-dbus
   make
   make install


3. Configure your dbus instalation for gaim

   A. Find your dbus session configuration file, usually

      /etc/dbus-1/session.conf

   B. In that file, find the <servicedir> section.  This section
      contains the directory that stores files describing services,
      usually

      /usr/share/dbus-1/services

   C. Copy src/dbus-gaim.service to that directory

   D. Edit the dbus-gaim.service file you've just copied, and replace
      the path in the "Exec=" line with the path to your gaim
      executable.


4. Start Session DBUS if you haven't done it already

   eval `dbus-launch --session`
   export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID

   These commands will set the two above shell variables.  These
   variables must be set before running any dbus-aware programs.

Start gaim as usual.  To communicate with it, use "gaim-send".  When
you execute gaim-send, the dbus system will automatically start a gaim
process if one is not running already.